This volume provides an essential key to understanding the issues which characterize post-colonialism, explaining what it is, where it is encountered and why it is crucial in forging new cultural identities. As a subject, post-colonial studies stands at the intersection of debates about race, colon
Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)
โ Scribed by Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 305
- Series
- Routledge Key Guides
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
I doubt this book would have many sales if it wasn't required for college classes. That's why I bought it and found it less than interesting. Actually as I read it I found myself just thinking that it sounds argumentative just to be argumentative. It doesn't really provide any great insight and is really just an introduction book.
So if you're looking for an introduction to post colonial studies this is a great start, but if you're looking for something beyond the surface I'd look elsewhere.
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